Luckily for Gaga, she wasn’t breaking any airport security laws by toting a pair of handcuffs and chain.

A rep for the Transportation Security Administration tells PEOPLE the prohibited items list is based on what experts assess and analyze as a threat to aviataion security. Handcuffs, the rep says, do not pose an immediate threat.

As for Gaga’s skin-baring outfit in general, the rep declined to comment.